www.severnvalebathrooms.co.uk

[mikesilvey]

Hi, this is just the first version of a website ive been working on, the name expalins is all realy! if anyone would have a look at it and sujst improvement that would be great. (also - this sites mostly geared towards broadband users, im wokring on a smaller size version for dial as we speak.)
Mike.
www.severnvalebathrooms.co.uk (http://www.severnvalebathrooms.co.uk)

[chrismartz]

I like the layout, but try to get away from using frames....site looks good in firefox and IE....this is a good thing.

[dera]

tables arnt a good idea for layout with this one, i would use css to save bandwidth and the loading time etc.
change the font.
use css, i dont no how to explain it easier. go to www.w3schools.com and click on css tutorials. =) verynice stuff.
everything can be orginised into divs
eg the diy section could be a seperate div
so you would have in your code
<DIV> then the class etc
navagation codes, like the link here
</DIV>
thats the end of it
and then once you have that done you go into css and u just change one file and your whole site changes :) and aslo each file does double with information so u can use external s-s

[mikesilvey]

Thanks guys, im tryin to learn css as we speak, lol, think im getting the hang of it, seems it would the site alot more manageable. thanks again.

[zingmatter]

There's a couple of places where you use Times font where everthing else is in Arial(?). I'd stick with one font throughout (or be very consistent, like serif fonts for BIG titles and sans serfif for general text).

Why not use flash for the changing photos in the middle, then you can fade more gracefully between pictures. If you stick to animated gif, at least slow the change rate down, it's a bit unsettling - you're selling bathrooms (for relaxtion) not sports cars.

Also, why not line up the central image with the text panels on either side.

Not really sure you need frames at all.

[dera]

Originally posted by zingmatter
There's a couple of places where you use Times font where everthing else is in Arial(?). I'd stick with one font throughout (or be very consistent, like serif fonts for BIG titles and sans serfif for general text).

Why not use flash for the changing photos in the middle, then you can fade more gracefully between pictures. If you stick to animated gif, at least slow the change rate down, it's a bit unsettling - you're selling bathrooms (for relaxtion) not sports cars.

Also, why not line up the central image with the text panels on either side.

Not really sure you need frames at all.
can i hear an aemn for flash n another amen for no frames:)

[mikesilvey]

lol yup, id like nothing more than to use my Multimedia IT degree and do something flashy/modern...but you wouldnt beleive how many people dont have flash (sicne our custoemrs seem to be 50+ lol ) and how my boss wants a site that looks plain and "un-intruesive" dont you find clients seem to want things tha you think looks not that good? lol or maybe its just me.

But anyway, flash will replace the gif's & css when i have the time! off todo a butchers website now....
cheers.

[dera]

Originally posted by mikesilvey
lol yup, id like nothing more than to use my Multimedia IT degree and do something flashy/modern...but you wouldnt beleive how many people dont have flash (sicne our custoemrs seem to be 50+ lol ) and how my boss wants a site that looks plain and "un-intruesive" dont you find clients seem to want things tha you think looks not that good? lol or maybe its just me.

But anyway, flash will replace the gif's & css when i have the time! off todo a butchers website now....
cheers.

u could use a detect script to see if the user has flash or not if they dont they would c the gif or if they do they would c flash

--'them, they' as the user